Marmalade anyone?

[Daisy Mae]

Still on the fruity theme...I SO need to get out more.

[Rob Douglas]

Nice work Sharon. I love the lighting in the first image. The second image is under exposed about 1stop but I love the texture. Looks like you really do well working with fruit. I'd love to see a pic of your setup.

[Daisy Mae]

Thanks Rob...I do have a wee habit of under exposing for detail. Am working on it!

I only got my macro lense 2 months ago because the weather up here is so dreadful I decided I needed to extend my season somehow.

As for my 'set up'...oh lordy, I wish!! I have 2 sq feet of kitchen worktop space ( unless someone wants to make scrambled eggs...in which case it is less)

The good light comes from having 2 windows at 45 degree angles, my macro ring and a normal reading lamp I wave about like a low budget Aladdin. Nothing sophisticated or dedicated.

and I am so fed up with FRUIT! lol

[Rob Douglas]

Whatever works for you. You are getting great shots. If you Feel like the light is to harsh from the lamp at times you can use a piece of paper or white linen to soften the light, quick easy tip. A lot of my desktop studio stuff is done on a DIY backdrop made of white or black foam boards and a pair of cheepo light stands with shoot threw white umbrellas for fill with my ring light on my lens. [IMG] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/r0bdouglas/6494921195/][/IMG]

[Rob Douglas]

That setup is how I get shots like this
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[Skyline]

Nice one Daisy. Very creative. You have given me a few ideas

[Cakey]

Nice one Daisy. Very creative. You have given me a idea

[Bobobird]

The close-up fruity trend continues. Maybe we should have a running thread similar to the insects and flowers ones so that all our fruits go into one basket.

Nice one Daisy. I like 2, looks good enough to want to eat it.

Rob - that is a nice and simple setup. What is that black thing on the acrylic board just in front of the lens caps and hood? A flash with a funny wrap around thingy?

[Daisy Mae]

Haaaaa at Dave and Cakey...watch these 'ideas' guys they will be the end of you, xx

Bobo....it's because the weather is so bad and I recently got a macro lense am not normally this fruity!

[Rob Douglas]

That's exactly what it is, my 50mm f/1.4 the thing on the flash is a piece of black & white foam glued together with spray trim adhesive so it stays flexible to create a bigger flash with indirect light. You can hold it to the flash with a rubber band or a Velcro strap.

[Donald]

and I am so fed up with FRUIT! lol

Yes, I agree. All this healthy stuff is alien to us Scots. Can you not switch over to shooting sausage rolls, pies, black pudding, etc? Real food!

[Daisy Mae]

Haaa Donald..here's a quick and dirty shot I took a while ago by way of explaining 'Scot Cuisine' to some Sassenachs!

[MiniChris]

Somehow, I get the feeling Black pudding is directly related to Blood Sausage.

[Donald]

Somehow, I get the feeling Black pudding is directly related to Blood Sausage.

Same sort of high-class, sophisticated culinary heritage, I suspect.

[Daisy Mae]

Somehow, I get the feeling Black pudding is directly related to Blood Sausage.

......and very tasty it is too!

[Donald]

Class. Sheer class. Who needs Michelin stars!?

[Cakey]

you eat some weird stuff up there

[Daisy Mae]

you eat some weird stuff up there

It's what makes us so witty..... and so disarmingly beautiful .

[Cakey]

hahahahahahahahahahahaha...............now that is funny

[Daisy Mae]

hahahahahahahahahahahaha...............now that is funny

Oh so you don't think I am witty and beautiful??

Humphs offinto the sad corner...with crisps.